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Most of the posts here are about United Nations or UNESCO International Days. If you are a student or a teacher and you have included, or plan to include information or an activity associated with one of these days in your classroom and would like to write a guest post about it, get in touch with me via the Contacts page.
22 March – World Water Day
World Water Day is held every year on 22 March to raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. In...
Sue Robbins
Mar 221 min read
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21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
This year is the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Racial of Discrimination (ICERD) . Â ...
Sue Robbins
Mar 211 min read
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21 February - International Mother Language Day
The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of language, cultural diversity and multilingualism around the world. With approximately...
Sue Robbins
Feb 211 min read
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20 February - World Day of Social Justice 2025
The World Day of Social Justice aims to raise awareness of the need to build fairer, more equitable societies. ‘The Day recognizes that...
Sue Robbins
Feb 201 min read
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18 December – International Migrants Day
Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing along land and sea routes, with the true number likely much higher. Image of...
Sue Robbins
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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10 December – Human Rights Day
The theme for Human Rights Day 2024 is ‘Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now.’ Cover page of the original Declaration of Human Rights ‘Human...
Sue Robbins
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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20 November – World Children’s Day
On World Children’s Day, we celebrate the youngest members of our human family. But today is also a moment to recognize the enormous...
Sue Robbins
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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31 October – World Cities Day
‘The Day serves as an opportunity to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation...
Sue Robbins
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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11 October – International Day of the Girl
‘Being a girl shouldn’t determine what you can do, where you can go or who you can become. But right now, that is the reality for...
Sue Robbins
Oct 12, 20241 min read
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5 October - World Teachers’ Day
Valuing teacher voices: towards a new social contract for education On WTD why not take time to thank one of your teachers? This year’s...
Sue Robbins
Oct 5, 20241 min read
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29 September – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Reducing food losses and waste is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since...
Sue Robbins
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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21 September – International Day of Peace
The theme of peace day this year is Cultivating a Culture of Peace. This year is the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General...
Sue Robbins
Sep 21, 20241 min read
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18 September – International Equal Pay Day
Across all regions, women are paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at around 20% globally. The gender pay gap persists...
Sue Robbins
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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8 September – International Literacy Day
Literacy refers to reading, writing and numeracy skills. The theme for International Literacy Day this year is ‘Promoting multilingual...
Sue Robbins
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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12 August – International Youth Day
Half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger, and this is expected to reach 57% by the end of 2030. International Youth Day is...
Sue Robbins
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Image by Helena Pfisterer on Unsplash On 11 June 2024, UNESCO launched a new book Celebrating the living heritage of Indigenous Peoples...
Sue Robbins
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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30 July – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The term ‘trafficking in persons’ refers to situations where a person is exploited and cannot refuse or leave because of threats,...
Sue Robbins
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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15 July – World Youth Skills Day
‘Equipping young people with quality education, training and skills is essential. This World Youth Skills Day reminds us that teachers...
Sue Robbins
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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11 July - World Population Day
The global human population is more than three times larger now than it was in the mid-twentieth century, and reached 8 billion in 2022....
Sue Robbins
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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20 June - World Refugee Day
‘Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape...
Sue Robbins
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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